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* So far little is known about the [[Gemstone Hegemony]], other than that they were the original source of the purple beam weapon used by [[The Black-eyed Army]] in the battle of the [[Capital Temple]]. It is interesting to note that more than once we have seen evidence of technology, devices or entities of a crystalline nature, such as the [[Blue Crystal Trap]], the [[Purple bio-stone]]s and the [[Rotator]]s. Given the [[Gemstone Hegemony]] were able to develop a powerful weapon in the form of a purple beam weapon hundreds of years earlier, it is not a huge stretch to expect that other useful technology from them would have been collected by [[The Black-eyed Army]], or previously by [[The First World]]. [[Cristina Thompson]] and other tech specialists would likely have studied such technology in order to develop advanced technologies of their own.
* In addition, the [[Gemstone Hegemony]] is known to span multiple realities, maintaining their own territories in the Multiverse. Lifeforms are entirely crystalline in nature, and so far no communication has been possible with humanity, due to the significant differences between them.
=== So I've heard about a huge plant entity that calls itself a God. Where did this come from? ===
* The exact length of time that [[The Black-eyed Army]] has existed is not really known, but we can estimate it to be not much more than about five years old. This is from Conn's story in 'The Crushing Fist', where the events of [[Earth 44]] and [[The Ink]] were stated as occurring five years earlier. Due to the clinical immortality of some citizens of [[The First World]] as well as the enhancements to those who were altered by the [[Shadow Entities]], it is possible the members of [[The Black-eyed Army]] may have existed for hundreds of years prior to their conversion. This would seem to be supported by the mention of a stolen purple beam weapon used in the battle of the [[Capital Temple]], which was stolen from the [[Gemstone Hegemony]] eight hundred years ago. That said, there has been no mention of who exactly stole the weapon from the hegemony, and it may have been acquired prior to the formation of [[The Black-eyed Army]], potentially while [[Command]] was still active. One reason for such an action could have been the ongoing war with the [[Yngtak]].
=== Are there any more [[Multiverse Titan]]'s? What about other [[Regeneration Core]]s? ===
* It really wouldn't be surprising if more of these existed, [[Ward Shaw (The Sword)]] provided a psychic link to allow one such titan to project its [[Regeneration Core]] into its deep future, and during the battle with [[The Mad GodDevastation]] other titans may have resorted to similar techniques, or been shattered into fragments that came to rest in or connected to other realities. Other massive organic entities have been encountered, such as the [[Dreamer On High]], or the organic entity in the series 'It Watched Us Play'. One interesting aspect of the [[Regeneration Core]] was its ability to affect the minds of many individuals from a considerable distance, in which it leaked its bitterness, pain and anger into the population. The vast collective apathy experienced by [[The First World]] may have been due to the loss of the [[Regeneration Core]], or even through the influence of another, similar core elsewhere on or near [[The First World]].
* From 'Our Final Acts (Part 3)', the reason the citizens of [[The First World]] are so apathetic is due to their achievement of clinical immortality, which essentially left many people incredibly bored.
* Current theories are that the duplicate of Noah was reprogrammed by either [[The Black-eyed Army]] or a similarly aligned faction. The party responsible for the shared psychic interrogation of both of the Noahs and a number of others ([[Roger]] and [[Jay]]) also used drugs, suggesting a less supernatural influence was at work. Their rapid departure would also match the actions of [[The Black-eyed Army]], who would likely have moved using the [[Shadow Sphere]]'s portal abilities.
* It was confirmed by [[Ward Shaw (The Sword)]] that [[The Black-eyed Army]] was responsible for the psychic interrogation of both Noahs, and that they had often used the duplicate of Noah for his unique psychic and emotion sensing abilities.
=== Who is [[Laura Thompson]]? What happened to her? Is she dead or alive? ===
* [[Laura Thompson]] is or was the daughter of [[Conn Thompson]] and [[Cristina Thompson]]. From the various stories it is assumed that Laura died at some point in the past, which turned Cristina into something of a monster which resulted in the events of the engagement in [[The Ink]] on [[Earth 44]], and the creation of [[The Black-eyed Army]]. How Laura actually died, or whether she actually died remains unknown, however it is notable that [[Alek]] has a sister also called Laura. One theory at this point is that [[Alek]], along with his brother and sister may be the children of a parallel version of [[Conn Thompson]] and [[Cristina Thompson]], where their lives followed very different decision paths. There are a few other theories regarding [[Laura Thompson]], one notable one being that she was the lost child in the back paths found by [[Noah Fulmer]]'s duplicate while programmed with his hunter personality. Whether or not Laura is truly dead or alive remains to be seen, various versions of her have been encountered in both states.
* The primary [[Laura Thompson]] has been confirmed as dead, although the exact cause of her death isn't known. She was buried on one of the worlds near the outer rim where both [[Cristina Thompson]] and [[Conn Thompson]] were working, and it was here that the [[Preacher]] raided the graveyard, stealing both her body and soul. This resulted in [[Cristina Thompson]]'s ongoing vendetta against the [[Preacher]], leading to the events on [[Earth 44]]. There have however been many versions of Laura found on various universes, suggesting her existence is not unique to a single reality and other versions do exist, both living and dead.
